Harrison County is 9-1 against Pendleton County since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Harrison County Thorobreds will head out on the road to square off against the Pendleton County Wildcats at 5:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Harrison County came up short against Scott and fell 9-4.
Eli Phelps put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Phelps was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Phelps wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cliffy Mcllvain, who went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Pendleton County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. Their rough 16-2 loss to Bracken County might stick with them for a while.
Harrison County's record now sits at 1-1. As for Pendleton County, their record now sits at 0-3.
Everything went Harrison County's way against Pendleton County in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Harrison County made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harrison County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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